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Tag: social anxiety

Kids fishing with new friends

Making Friends Is the Business of Childhood

August 25, 2016December 8, 2017Amy Weir2

You meet the eyes of another kid at a grownup party, someone you’ve never met before and might never meet again, and your eyes say, “The kid that is me recognizes and acknowledges the kid that is you: let’s play.”

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On Letting My Gifted Son Do His Own Thing

June 18, 2016December 8, 2017Samantha Fisher11

With the highly gifted child comes great responsibility. Here’s how I helped my son through his roughest time yet dealing with a mind so far ahead of his emotions.

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I took this in the middle of one of my panic attacks.  Image: Dakster Sulilvan

My Panic Attack Survival Kit

April 19, 2013December 15, 2017Dakster Sullivan8

I suffer daily with anxiety and panic attacks. I’ve tried medication in the past and it just didn’t work for me. So, when I need something to bring me back down to earth, I look to various things to help me. Here’s a list of a few of the things I use to bring me back and get me through the day.

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The GeekMoms Podcast #30: Help Your Geek Kids Feel Like They Belong

September 14, 2012Nicole Wakelin

It’s tough fitting in as a kid but it can feel impossible if you’re a geeky kid. Your kids might be into less mainstream things because you’re a geeky parent or because they happened to gravitate toward fantasy or science fiction all on their own. Either way, it can leave them feeling like no one “gets them.”

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